Ben would like me to get a Defender

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Sat Feb 02, 2013 12:31 pm

In order to cheer Ben up, I am doing whatever he is saying. We seem to have come to this conclusion:

1) I am to sell Moon Patrol and Gauntlet II.
2) I am to get a Defender.

It really is the control scheme with Defender. I can play it on my Multi Williams machine, but the controls are for a generic fighter. NOT a Defender.

Ben might have other reasons for wanting us to do this. Maybe he is going to move to Colorado. Maybe he just wants to know that he can type some words into a box and things happen. Either way, once I sell off Moon Patrol and Gauntlet II, things will start to happen.

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 9:23 pm

I am not getting a Defender. I am selling inventory.

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 10:51 pm

You are NOT getting a Defender?

Somewhere, a Lander just turned into a Mutant...

...and smiled.

:(

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 11:24 pm

No. Not any time soon. Someday, yes. But I am off arcade games, new ones, for the immediate future.

I can play the game -- have I mentioned that the game is IN the arcade, for that non-emulated, real-processor Williams kit I have? Did I mention that?

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 11:26 pm

Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:No. Not any time soon. Someday, yes. But I am off arcade games, new ones, for the immediate future.

I can play the game -- have I mentioned that the game is IN the arcade, for that non-emulated, real-processor Williams kit I have? Did I mention that?

Controls though.

But okay.

(But get it someday.)

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Fri Feb 22, 2013 8:16 am

pinback wrote:
Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:No. Not any time soon. Someday, yes. But I am off arcade games, new ones, for the immediate future.

I can play the game -- have I mentioned that the game is IN the arcade, for that non-emulated, real-processor Williams kit I have? Did I mention that?
Controls though.

But okay.

(But get it someday.)

Captain Kirk, I shall consider it!

If I get some advance warning that you are coming to Colorado again, then I'll bump this up.

Flack · Post by **Flack** » Fri Feb 22, 2013 12:23 pm

That multi-Williams I bought has the ability to run Defender in either configuration -- either using the original control scheme with all the buttons or using a non-traditional-but-more-n00b-friendly joystick scheme.

AArdvark · Post by **AArdvark** » Fri Feb 22, 2013 2:04 pm

Don't like the joystick controls. Actually either way I suck at it but that wont stop me from enjoying the attempt to defend the planet from the hordes. Now I want to see a video of someone really, really good at it like I remember seeing at USA
(a roller skating rink called United Skates of America)

This guy could collect all the humanoids under the ship and deposit them all in one spot. Freaking amazing.

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 5:02 pm

1) I am never selling that Gauntlet II
2) I AM getting a Defender. Somehow.

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 7:35 pm

Well, I didn't sell Gauntlet II, I gave it away.

There is a possible deal that will land a Defender my way tomorrow.

AArdvark · Post by **AArdvark** » Fri Aug 30, 2013 2:59 am

will there be gameplay video?

lethargic · Post by **lethargic** » Fri Aug 30, 2013 11:55 am

Here you go. Problem solved.

http://www.free80sarcade.com/defender.php

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 7:49 pm

I wish I had seen that sooner, lethargic! The Defender is in my garage.

ICJ · Post by **ICJ** » Thu Sep 26, 2013 11:35 pm

Living with it, Defender may be the best arcade game of all-time.

Or the best arcade game.

Thinking it might be behind Robotron but ahead of Ms. Pac.

Oh and I suck at it. 11,300 after 2 days.

AArdvark · Post by **AArdvark** » Fri Sep 27, 2013 2:59 am

Like all great games Defender is easy to play yet hard to master.

THE
WISDOM OF THE
FORTUNE COOKIE
AARDVARK

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Sun Sep 29, 2013 12:55 am

AArdvark wrote:Like all great games Defender is easy to play yet hard to master.

THE
WISDOM OF THE
FORTUNE COOKIE
AARDVARK

It's true. When I came home tonight I got to 15,00. These are baby scores.

Here is a photo.

Flack · Post by **Flack** » Sun Sep 29, 2013 5:32 am

While it is great that you have acquired a Defender cabinet, it is sad that you had the sell the sheetrock off your wall to afford it.

pinback · Post by **pinback** » Sun Sep 29, 2013 12:15 pm

That's a beautiful thing.

You were right to have bought that.

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Sat Oct 26, 2013 1:39 pm

Flack wrote:While it is great that you have acquired a Defender cabinet, it is sad that you had the sell the sheetrock off your wall to afford it.

Sheetrock is an amazing buy at the moment. Lots of people forgot about sheetrock!!

Ice Cream Jonsey · Post by **Ice Cream Jonsey** » Sat Oct 26, 2013 1:39 pm

pinback wrote:That's a beautiful thing.

You were right to have bought that.

I think it is a long term game. Especially since the minute something goes wrong with the power or the board, they both come out and that arcade-perfect Multi Williams board goes in.

I have to get over my fear of NOT saving enough humanoids. That is what stops me from playing it. I feel bad that I am so bad.